08考研英語相似易混單詞2.1(2)

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sue
     vt. 控告,對......提出訴訟
     vi. (for)起訴
    tissue
     n. 1. (機體中的)組織 2. 織物3.薄紙
    issue
     n. 1. 問題,爭端 2. 發(fā)行(物),(報刊)期號
     vt. 1. 發(fā)行,發(fā)表 2. 流出,發(fā)出
    pursue
     vt. 1. 追趕 2. 追求,從事
    pursuit
     n. 1. 追趕,追逐 2. 工作,消遣
    1. One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. (NETEM 1994 Passage 2, paragraph 1)
    1.3億美國人的手中至少持有一家銀行發(fā)行的信用卡。
    2. But this was not always the case; before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.(NETEM 1999 Passage 3, paragraph 2)
    但是情況并不總是如此;在法律要求所有兒童必須上學(xué)至一定年齡之前,人們普遍認為有些兒童天生就不適合接受這種教育。
    3. Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit.(NETEM 2003 passage 4, paragraph 4)
    然而在這樣的追求中,一個社會能夠承擔(dān)的費用是有限的。
    organ
     vt. 1. 器官 2. 風(fēng)琴3. 機構(gòu),報刊
    organic
     a. 器官的,有機的
    organism
     n. 有機體,生物體
    organize
     vt. 組織
    disorganized
     a. 紊亂的, 無組織的
    organizational
     a. 組織的
    1. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension." (NETEM 2000 Passage 2, paragraph 3)
    達爾文有一句話描述那些對進化一無所知的人,他們"看有機的生命如同野人看船,好像看某種完全不能理解的東西".
    2. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. (NETEM 2002 passage 1, paragraph 1)
    如果你在和一群經(jīng)理談話,你就可以評論他們秘書的工作方法紊亂;相反,如果你在和一群秘書談話,你就可以評論她們老板的工作方法紊亂。
    3. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems.(CET——4, 2003.9, Passage 2, paragraph 5)
    勞動力市場分析人士一次又一次強調(diào)對如下特長的需求:寫作和交流能力、組織能力、開放性思維和適應(yīng)性,以及分析和解決問題的能力。而人們一般認為這些能力是文科專業(yè)畢業(yè)所具備的。
    fossil
     n. 化石
    toss
     v. 1.拋,扔 2.(使)顛簸,搖擺 3.輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)
    toss的相關(guān)近義詞及衍生:
    cast
     vt. 1.投,擲,拋 2.鑄造
     n. 1.演員表 2.鑄件,模子
    throw
     vt. 投,扔
    fling
     n. 1.扔,拋,擲 2.一時的行樂
     v. 扔,拋,擲
    And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber .(NETEM 2005, Text 1,Paragraph 4)
    如果一只猴子根本無需用代幣就能夠得到一顆葡萄的話,那么另外一只就會將代幣擲向研究人員或者扔出房間外,或者拒絕接受那片黃瓜。
    inhale
     vt. 吸入
     例: Inhale fresh air 吸入新鮮空氣
     vi. 吸氣
     n. 吸氣
    inhibit
     v. 抑制, 約束, [化] [醫(yī)]抑制
     例: an inhibited person 抑制情感的人
    inhabit
     vt. 居住于,棲息于
    inhabitant
     n. 居民
    habit
     n. 習(xí)慣,習(xí)性
    habitat
     n. (動植物的)產(chǎn)地棲息地, 聚集處
    habitual
     a. 習(xí)慣性的,慣常的
        
        
    custom
     n. 1.風(fēng)俗,習(xí)慣 2. (pl.)海關(guān)
    customary
     a. 慣例的
    accustom
     vt. (to)使習(xí)慣
    accustomed
     a. 通常的, 習(xí)慣的
    custom的相關(guān)近義詞及衍生:
    tradition
     n. 傳統(tǒng),慣例
    orthodox
     a. 1.傳統(tǒng)的,符合社會風(fēng)俗的 2.正統(tǒng)的